Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Permit (SSN-594).
1 x S5W Pressurized Water Reactor, nuclear; 2 x Steam turbines delivering up to 15,000 shaft horsepower to 1 x shaft.
Propulsion
22.0 kts
25.3 mph
Surface Speed
20.0 kts
23.0 mph
Submerged Speed
Essentially Unlimited
Range